Press Releases

ALMA- On Thursday, April 21, 2011, Alma Police Department Corporal Christopher Wayne Harlin was arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on one count of sexual assault of a person in custody.

Sardis, Burke County Georgia – As result of information developed by the Sardis Police Department, a Burke County Middle School counselor has been arrested by the GBI for having a sexual relationship with a student.

DECATUR, GA – As a result of a 5-month investigation coordinated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force, search warrants are being executed today in 40 Georgia counties in connection with the d

Tifton, Ga. - On Friday March 25, 2011, the Tift County Sheriff's Office requested the GBI to investigate allegations that Omega Police Chief Walter R. Young assaulted an inmate in custody at their facility.

MADISON, GA – Laura Dyar of Watkinsville, GA turned herself in to the Morgan County Sheriff’s Office today after a Special Agent with the GBI’s Milledgeville Office obtained an arrest warrant charging Dyar with one count of Child Molestation, one count

Macon, GA - The autopsy on the unidentified human remains found yesterday in Dooly County has been completed at the GBI Crime Lab in Macon. The body has been identified as Gladis Russell, 85, of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Mrs.

Dooly County, GA - At approximately 11:15AM today, a farmer was working on a well in a cotton field and located a body near the field and a wooded area. The farmer contacted the Dooly County Sheriff’s Office and they notified the GBI for investigative

Rockmart, Ga. – As result of a GBI investigation requested by Rockmart Police Chief Keith Sorrels, agents have arrested Rockmart police officer Randy Poole on one count of cruelty to children, second degree.